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This is a tricky bet. 2013 - Gio Bernard & 2014 - Bishop Sankey (yikes) were the first RB's off the board the only years a RB didn't go in the 1st. They were just super weak drafts. It's a safe bet that a RB will be taken in Round 1 - but it might not be Taylor. Swift or Dobbins might be...

This is an excellent point. To add to this - here's how RB's drafted 2000 - 2019 have produced 1st Round RB's produce at a significantly better rate. RB's are no different than any other position - the best guys get drafted higher. Yes you can find a good player later, but just like at any...

I think Taylor would be a monster on the 49ers, but I think they've shown a preference for smaller, really fast RB's. The 49ers are a good example of trying to surround an average QB with weapons - and they've invested a ton to do so in the last 2 years. RB - McKinnon (Was $7.5 mil yr...

I think not drafting a RB in Round 1 and definitely not in the Top 5 is a good strategy. I just don't think it's a bad strategy if you do. Successful teams value some positions more than others, and build their teams all different types of ways. The NFL is way too much of a copy cat league...

Exchange "much more explosive" for "much better prospect" - and DMoney is dead on. Even though I'd say Taylor is more explosive as well. Gordon is an very interesting measuring stick on what people consider a talented RB. I think Gordon is much better than "a bum", but I think we're just...

Giving each Combine testing result equal weight/importance is a mistake. For each position, certain things matter more. Taylor is ahead of Gordon where it's most important. Top 3 NFL Combine predictors for NFL success for a RB are in order: 1) 40 Time 2) Weight 3) 3 Cone Drill

Jags & Skins should just commit to the Lawrence/Fields tank now. Winston/Newton takes them out of that

I agree Wisconsin has a system that can make average RB's look great. Also think Gordon wasn't worth a 1st Rounder. But athletic testing can filter out which Wisconsin RB's are worth taking a risk on, and Taylor is on a different level than any previous Wisc RB

Believe me - if I'm a GM, I'm hyping up what your saying as correct. I hope everyone believes it. Then I'm fleecing everyone. As the market is showing this off season - the 5 yr / $40 million deal is going away for RB's. Short term deals are what the market is now for a RB. Henry, Gurley...

Athleticism absolutely matters for a RB - https://relativeathleticscores.com/2017/05/21/does-athleticism-correlate-to-nfl-success-for-running-backs/ Mileage doesn't matter at all for a RB - https://thedraftnetwork.com/articles/mileage-matters-the-value-of-rb-wear-tear Mileage and Blocking are...

I don't get it - you're almost always posting about the importance of athleticism, which I agree with. But on certain players - like CEH, or Mark Walton - you throw that out the window. Why? You also said Walton would be at minimum Duke Johnson/Gio Bernard. Basically any smaller less...

So in the Titans playoff wins last year.... vs NE - Tannehill's 72 yds passing allowed Henry to run for 182 yds? vs Bal - Tannehill's 88 yds passing allowed Henry to run for 195 yds? I don't see it that way - but we just disagree on that. It's a sliding scale IMO. There's 5-7 great QB's that...

The point is there's 20 years of evidence that says any small & slow RB has almost no chance of becoming a dynamic player. If a team is thinking of drafting CEH in the first 3 Rounds, they're betting on a very long shot.

Goff was largely effective because of play action and the threat of Gurley. When the run game isn't going, Goff won't be very good. Same with Henry and Tannehill. Without the threat of Henry, there's not much Tannehill can do. When Henry is rolling, he can carry Tannehill and Mariotta to...

For all the CEH fans - and I'm one of them, I really liked watching him play last year - I will give you the same warning as I did for Mark Walton. CEH is 5'7" 207 lbs and runs a 4.6 Here is every RB under 215 lbs, that ran 4.6 at the combine that's been drafted in the last 20 years...

While I get the logic - this is where the hole in the market I'm talking about has been created. The Top 30 RB's average $5.5 million per season. The highest paid Kicker makes $5 million per season. The RB average salary is brought down by every team having multiple 3rd/4th string RB's making...

RB's have totally been devalued - and I agree with most everything you're saying. But IMO the devaluing of RB's has swung too far. There's now a hole in the market and deals and steals to be had. I would guarantee your boy DeCosta feasts in the next year. The 2009 - 2014 drafts for RB's...

Next Years RB salaries: Derrick Henry - $10.2 million (1 year Franchise Tag) Kenyan Drake - $8.4 million (1 year Transition Tag) Melvin Gordon - $8 million (2 yr / $16 million) Todd Gurley - $6 million (1 yr / prove it deal) Jordan Howard - $5 million (2 yr / $10 million) This looks like the...

I agree Miami has produced more Safeties historically. Adrian Colbert is actually a Safety too. CB's like Antrell Rolle, Phillip Buchanan, Duane Starks - all were very good pros. Totally different levels. Sam Shields is the only guy on that compares. If you look at our CB's from the 2002...

I'm happy for Colbert. Him & Flowers getting deals with the Dolphins is good to see. The painful thing is the best Canes CB's in the NFL the last 15 drafts have been: Artie Burns - hasn't played the last year and a half for the Steelers. Hope he can have a Flowers like resurrection Sam...